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Legend: A professor notoriously tough on grading term papers, rarely giving out any grade higher than a "D", finally rewards one student's effort with a "B-". The student hangs on to this prized paper and sells it to the highest bidder at the end of the term; the buyer submits it to the same professor during the next term and receives a "B". The next school year, another student submits the same paper to the same instructor and receives a "B+". Finally, yet another student submits the paper for a fourth time and receives an "A"; the grade is accompanied by a written comment from the professor: "I've read this paper four times now, and I like it better each time."
Origins: This is one of several similar legends Sightings: In a 1987 episode of the Canadian television series Degrassi Junior High (episode titled "The Experiment"), Yick tries to improve his grades by turning in old term papers written by Arthur's sister, Stephanie Kaye. He's given higher grades than Stephanie received for the same papers but is eventually exposed for submitting someone else's work. Last updated: 29 March 2007 Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2008 by snopes.com. This material may not be reproduced without permission. snopes and the snopes.com logo are registered service marks of snopes.com.  Sources:
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